VBrick dme, Admin Manual

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x Preface
H o w t o Us e DM E O n lin e H e lp T o p ic s f o r B e s t R e s u lt s
You are encouraged to become thoroughly familiar with the information contained in this
documentation before getting started.
The DME is a complex and highly-configurable product that can be used to transmux and
stream video in a variety of different ways.
For best results, it is recommended that you use online help as follows:
1. Read the introduction and install the hardware as explained in the Introduction and
Installation topics.
2. Carefully review the Getting Started topics. Pay particular attention to How the DME
Functions and Plan for your DME Deployment.
3. Carefully review the Configure a DME Stream topics. Find the input and output use
cases that are appropriate for your site and follow the step-by-step instructions.
4. While configuring your DME inputs and outputs, refer to the reference topics (for
example System Configuration or Input Stream Configuration) for detailed information
about each configurable parameter.
5. If you run into trouble, see the Logging and Monitor and Logs topics for help with
finding errors or troubleshooting problems. If you experience unexpected behavior, see
the
DME Release Notes for caveats that may apply.
6. For step-by-step procedures that fully explain the encoder setup and the DME setup for
multicast relays, see the Detailed Use Cases topics.
User Configuration How to configure the DME user name and password and
the announce settings that let you push streams into the
DME.
VC Gateway Configuration How to set up a video conferencing gateway.
Rev Devices View Rev/DME Set Top Box Connector Configurations
and Logs.
Logging How to enable and configure the Access History and the
Error Log.
Monitor and Logs How to view the various status and log pages to monitor
important DME resources and tasks such as connected users
and CPU Load.
Maintenance How to reset or shutdown the system.
Diagnostics How to capture trace files for Vbrick Support Services when
troubleshooting VC Gateway issues.
Play a DME Stream Explains the most common ways that DME end users can
view live and stored RTP and RTMP (Flash) streams.
Detailed Use Cases The detailed steps required (on the encoder and on the
DME) to configure input and output for common use cases.
Other Tasks Other common tasks such as how to upgrade the server
when new software is available from Vbrick.
Configuring Devices for the
DME How to configure Vbrick's RMD and RMS applications to
stream from the DME.